HD2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Huddersfield and Bradley, in Kirklees.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HD2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in HD2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How HD2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HD2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HD2 at a rate of 92.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.0 per 1,000 people across the HD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 257 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HD2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,321), other crime (561) and anti-social behaviour (280).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HD2 was 94.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in HD2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HD2 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HD2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirklees 022A | 1,401 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| Kirklees 022B | 1,478 | 103.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 022C | 1,333 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.1% |
| Kirklees 022D | 1,389 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| Kirklees 025A | 1,832 | 142.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Kirklees 025B | 1,377 | 133.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.6% |
| Kirklees 025C | 1,633 | 108.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 025D | 2,482 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 027A | 1,806 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 027B | 1,612 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Kirklees 027C | 1,494 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.3% |
| Kirklees 029A | 1,794 | 126.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 029B | 1,561 | 115.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Kirklees 029C | 1,631 | 196.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Kirklees 031A | 1,913 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Kirklees 031C | 1,649 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
MPs for HD2
- Harpreet UppalLabourMP for Huddersfield94% of HD2’s postcodes
- Paul DaviesLabourMP for Colne Valley4.9% of HD2’s postcodes
- Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourMP for Calder Valley1.6% of HD2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HD24
Postcode sectors in HD22
Council1
Towns in HD21
Postcode districts next to HD25
Nearest rail stations4
More in the HD postcode area2
HD2 in brief
HD2 is a postcode district covering Huddersfield and Bradley, in Kirklees.
About 31,473 people lived in HD2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £221,000 in 2025 across 368 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HD2 was £221,000 in 2025.
HD2 had 29,350 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in HD2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HD2, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.